Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths on September 26

Total number of confirmed positive cases in India reaches 59,79,249; death toll stands at 94,431 as of September 26

The spread of the novel coronavirus in India has quickened in the last few days with new cases of Covid-19 and deaths reported every day. The epidemic has expanded its footprint in the country and has affected nearly 59 lakh people since the first positive case was confirmed on January 30 in Kerala.

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More than three billion people around the world have lived under lockdown as governments stepped up efforts to contain the pandemic, which has left over nine lakh people dead globally.

On September 6, India topped Brazil's coronavirus tally and now has the world's second-highest number of Covid-19 cases.

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Here’s the tally of Covid-19 positive cases in India and the state-wise impact:

Coronavirus in India: Total number of positive cases (including deaths): 59,79,249 as of September 26

States/UTs death toll (details are updated as we receive information): 94,431

States	Total cases	Deaths
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	3,759	52
Arunachal Pradesh	8,671	14
Assam	167,374	625
Bihar	1,77,355	886
Chandigarh	11,380	145
Chhattisgarh	98,565	777
Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu	3,000	2
Goa	31,574	391
Gujarat	1,31,808	3,407
Haryana	1,22,267	1,291
Himachal Pradesh	13,996	159
Jharkhand	78,935	670
Karnataka	5,66,023	8,503
Kerala	1,67,940	657
Lakshadweep	0	0
Madhya Pradesh	1,19,899	2,181
Maharashtra	13,21,176	35,191
Manipur	10,051	64
Meghalaya	5,207	46
Mizoram	1,835	0
Nagaland	5,862	16
Delhi	2,64,450	5,147
Puducherry	26,032	500
Punjab	1,08,684	3,188
Rajasthan	124,730	1,412
Sikkim	2,752	31
Tamil Nadu	5,75,017	9,233
Telangana	1,83,866	1,091
Tripura	24,408	268
Uttar Pradesh	3,82,835	5,517
Uttarakhand	46,281	566
West Bengal	2,44,240	4,721
Odisha	2,05,452	836
Andhra Pradesh	6,68,751	5,663
Jammu and Kashmir	71,049	1,125
Ladakh	4,025	56

No. of people discharged: 48,49,584

Note: The tallies above include foreigners who have been infected with Covid-19.

While the Centre and state governments have been trying hard to check the Covid-19 spread by tracking, isolating and treating infected people, the daily rise in India cases is worrisome.